

Scott Sanford
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Scott Sanford
Party
Republican
Election Year
2018
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 70
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Baylor University, Waco, MTax, 1988
Baylor University, Waco, BBA, 1986
WORK & MILITARY
Cottonwood Creek Church, Executive Pastor, 19
Ernst & Young, CPA, 5
AFFILIATIONS
Cottonwood Creek Church, Executive Pastor, Texas Prayer Caucus
Chair, Texas Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Member
Leadership Development Center of Cottonwood Creek, President, Christian Leadership Center
Board Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Rep., 3.7
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (8)
Collin County Conservative Republicans-TX
Lone Star Liberty
National Rifle Association PVF
Texas Eagle Forum
Texas Home School Coalition
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Collin County Conservative Republicans
Texas Values
Texas Right to Life
Grassroots McKinney
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (17)
Charles Lee Perry
Cindy Burkett
Jodie Laubenberg
John Keating
Jonathan Stickland
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (10)
American Majority Action
Conservative Republicans of Texas
David Simpson
Eagle Forum
Empower Texans
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
I look forward to the day that abortion is unthinkable and unavailable.
ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
The state constitution should limit the growth of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.
Strongly Agree
Congress should pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
Strongly Agree
What is the best way to bring down unemployment?
Empowering people to engage in the free market, unburdened by government, will allow for full employment for all those will to do so.
What role should government play in boosting the economy?
The government should remove itself from the economy through less regulation and financial manipulations.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health insurance.
Strongly Disagree
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
We would need to healthcare to a free market system.
NATIONAL SECURITY
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.
Strongly Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) should take precedence over national and state laws where there are Islamic majority communities in the U. S.
Strongly Disagree
I support sanctuary cities.
Strongly Disagree
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
EDUCATION
Tuition-free public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
Any teaching to children on sex education in public schools must include all contraceptive methods, and should not show preference to abstinence.
Strongly Disagree
People should be allowed to use public restrooms, showers, and changing rooms based on "gender identity."
Strongly Disagree
Parents should be the primary authority in decisions affecting their minor children.
Strongly Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
The fallen sin nature of man led the Founders to limit and distribute government power.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christ-follower who has been saved by grace. I believe that the Bible is the word of God, and that Christ is the propitiation for our sins, to all who would call on his name.
ABOUT YOU
I support using a party caucus to nominate my party's candidate for Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, and I pledge to vote for my party's nominee.
Yes
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2010 General Election, 2010 Republican Primary, 2012 General Election, 2012 Republican Primary, 2014 General Election, 2014 Republican Primary, 2016 General Election, 2016 Republican Primary
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
My voting record in the House, my authorship and co-authorship of bills, and other public statements clearly validate all of my above answers.
What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
My three legislative terms further qualify me for seeking re-election.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you:
scottsanford.us@gmail.com
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
It's time to turn to civility and love for our neighbor in our political discourse. We should acknowledge that our Judeo-Christian heritage is the foundation upon the liberties that we enjoy, and without that underpinning, we will all eventually suffer tyrannical rule and oppression.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support the death penalty.
Agree
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
More restrictive gun control is needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
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